At least eight people were killed, including the suspect, in a shooting at a home in Plano, Texas, authorities in North Texas said on Sunday night.
The shooting occurred around 8pm in the city less than 32.19 kilometers northeast of Dallas.
Plano police spokesman David Tilley said police initially responded to a report of shots fired. When the first officer arrived and went inside the home, the officer confronted the suspected shooter.
The officer opened fire, Tilley said, killing the suspect. Two others were injured in the shooting. Their conditions were not released.
The victims and suspect have not been identified. All of those killed and injured were believed to be adults. Police also have not determined a motive for the shooting. Additional details were not immediately available.
Tilley said that a shooting of this magnitude was unusual for Plano, especially in such a quiet neighborhood. He could not say whether police had been called to the home before Sunday. A police investigation is ongoing.
The family of a 27-year-old woman found slain with six other people Sunday night at a Plano house said her estranged husband went on a deadly rampage before a police officer fatally shot him.
The family of a 27-year-old woman found slain with six other people Sunday night at a Plano house said her estranged husband went on a deadly rampage before a police officer fatally shot him.
Debbie Lane, mother of Meredith Hight, told WFAA-TV (Channel 8) that her daughter had been hosting a football watch party before the slayings.
Authorities were called to the home in the 1700 block of West Spring Creek Parkway, near Custer Road, about 8 p.m. Sunday, and when a nearby officer responded, he fatally shot the gunman. The house belonged to Meredith Hight and her husband, property records show. They bought it in 2015.
Seven people were pronounced dead at the scene and two were rushed to the hospital. One of those two later died, Plano police Chief Gregory Rushin said Monday. The remaining victim's condition was not available.
